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| abbreviate (v) | to shorten by leaving out certain parts |
| abbreviated | Myrtle Avenue can be ___________ to Myrtle Ave. |
| abbreviation (n) | the result of abbreviating |
| abbreviation | Mrs. Giangregorio uses the ____________ Mrs. "G". |
| appropriate (adj) | suitable or right for the purpose |
| appropriate | Shouting at the top of you lungs is __________ at the Spirit Assembly, but not in the library. |
| appropriate (v) | to set aside for a particular purpose. |
| appropriates | The Leadership class ___________ money from the fundraisers for dances and field trips. |
| exclude (v) | to leave out; keep from being a part of |
| excluded | Students who do not serve their detentions are ________ from the Spirit Assemblies. |
| fanciful (adj) | not based on reason; unrealistic |
| fanciful | When I was young, I had the ________ notion that if I tried really, really hard, I could count all of the stars. |
| futile (adj) | certain to fail; hopeless or useless |
| futile | My ______ attempt to get the class to quiet down resulted in their not hearing the instructions. |
| grudge (n) | a feeling of resentment |
| grudge | It is better to resolve differences by talking than to hold a ______ against a friend. |
| inspire (v) | to fill with emotion or great excitement |
| inspiring | The girls' soccer game was _________ as the came from behind with one goal after another. |
| inspiration (n) | the power to affect the mind or the emotions; anything that has this effect |
| inspiration | John Godfrey Saxe's poem, "The Head and the Heart," was the ___________ for the painting in the computer lab. |
| majority (n) | the greater number or part; more than half |
| majority | The ________ of students arrive at school on time every day. |
| persevere (v) | to refuse to give up despite difficulties |
| persevere | The 6th graders __________ in their effort to win the most spirit points. |
| perseverance (n) | continued efforts in spite of difficulties |
| perseverance | With ____________, the 6th graders <i>can</i> win the most spirit points! |
| possess (v) | to have or to own |
| possess | Each student should _______ two pencils, a pen, plenty of paper, and a book to read at the start of school each day. |
| possession | The books you check out from the library need to be in your own _________, not your friends. |
| possession (n) | the thing that is held or owned |
| prejudice (n) | an opinion or strong feeling formed without careful thought or regard to the facts |
| prejudiced | It is a shame that some students are __________ against poetry even before they have had the opportunity to study it. |
| prejudice (v) | to cause to have a feeling formed without careful thought or regard to the facts |
| prejudice | A student's casual attire should not _________ a teacher against him or her. |
| prejudiced | having an opinion or strong feeling about something without careful thought or regard to the facts |
| resolute (adj) | determined not to give in; unyeilding |
| resolute | The PTA was ________ about getting more books for the classroom libraries. |
| sneer (v) | to look down on with scorn; to mock or insult by words or manner |
| sneer | The Star-Belly Sneetches sneered an the Plain-Belly sort! |
| sneer (n) | a scornful look; a mocking or insulting remark |
| sneers | The Plain-Belly Sneetches felt badly about the sneers on the faces of the Star-Belly Sneetches. |
